• DocumentCode
    908601
  • Title

    Balloon-Based Measurements of the Cosmic Background Radiation

  • Author

    Mather, John C. ; Richards, Paul L. ; Woody, David P.

  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    12/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1046
  • Lastpage
    1048
  • Abstract
    We have developed and flown a balloon-borne liquid-heliumcooled spectrometer to measure the cosmic background radiation in the 3 -18-cm-1 region. It features a cooled horn antenna, a polarizing Michelson interferometer, and a germanium bolometer. These design features and the performance of the instrument are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Antenna measurements; Band pass filters; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fabry-Perot; Interference; Optical interferometry; Optimized production technology; Radiometry; Sea measurements; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.1974.1128425
  • Filename
    1128425
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=908601